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Why did GCLI just pop up at the bottom of my screen, unprompted?

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The last time I opened Firefox a box popped up saying "GCLI is an experiment to create a highly usable..." I don't believe I ever purposely installed this. Why did GCLI just pop up at the bottom of my screen, unprompted? Are there any known security or privacy issues related to this?

The last time I opened Firefox a box popped up saying "GCLI is an experiment to create a highly usable..." I don't believe I ever purposely installed this. Why did GCLI just pop up at the bottom of my screen, unprompted? Are there any known security or privacy issues related to this?

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The developer toolbar would normally only open if you press its keyboard shortcut (Shift+F2).

This toolbar is part of built-in Web Developer Tools:

You can for instance use it to take a full page screenshot.